The Laboring Patient's Fetal Heart Rate Baseline Is 120 Beats

question 13

Multiple Choice

The laboring patient's fetal heart rate baseline is 120 beats per minute. Accelerations are present to 135 beats/min. During contractions, the fetal heart rate gradually slows to 110, and is at 120 by the end of the contraction. What nursing action is best?

• A) Document the fetal heart rate.
• B) Apply oxygen via mask at 10 liters.
• C) Prepare for imminent delivery.
• D) Assist the patient into Fowler's position.

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